tiles

noun

Definition of tilesnext
plural of tile
as in drains

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  1. mains
  2. ducts
  3. tubes
Noun
  • There’s usually a creamy vegetable soup to start, and three choices of mains (meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes like rich risottos or spooling piles of noodles or pasta), plus moreish desserts like homemade strawberry ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, or turmeric lemon posset.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For mains, guests have a choice of meats, sandwiches, rice bowls and specials.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of mains
Noun
  • This starts with inflammation, and the ducts eventually close, leading to bile (digestive fluid) buildup in the liver.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
  • There may also be inflammation at the ducts that prevent them from sealing off entirely.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • Once all the gifts are opened and the hot chocolate drunk, there is nothing more fun, memorable, or STEM-y than getting on the floor with your kids and building a fort out of shipping boxes or a Rube Goldberg machine out of wrapping paper cylinders, packing tubes, and ribbon.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Two southbound tubes of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel are temporarily closed due to a tractor-trailer crash with a fuel leak Thursday morning, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of tubes
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